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by_o our_o holy_a martyr_n fol._n 62._o what_o separation_n england_n have_v make_v fol._n 63._o the_o main_a ground_n of_o separation_n fol._n 65._o the_o truth_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o england_n fol._n 66._o confuse_a communion_n of_o the_o profane_a fol._n 70._o our_o error_n intermingle_v with_o truth_n fol._n 71._o whether_o our_o prelacy_n be_v antichristian_a fol._n 74._o the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o other_o reform_a church_n fol._n 77._o our_o synod_n determination_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a fol._n 78._o sin_n sell_v in_o our_o court_n fol._n 81._o our_o loyalty_n to_o prince_n clear_v they_o question_v fol._n 84._o error_n of_o free_a will_n etc._n etc._n feign_a upon_o the_o church_n of_o england_n fol._n 86._o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n fol._n 87._o whether_o our_o ordinary_a and_o seruice-booke_n be_v make_v idol_n by_o us._n fol._n 89._o marriage_n not_o make_v a_o sacrament_n by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n fol._n 95._o commutation_n of_o penance_n in_o our_o church_n fol._n 98._o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la fol._n 99_o holiday_n how_o observe_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 100_o our_o approbation_n of_o a_o unlearned_a ministry_n disprove_v fol._n 102._o penance_n enjoin_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n fol._n 103._o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n concern_v the_o funeral_n of_o the_o dead_a fol._n 104._o the_o church_n still_o retain_v in_o england_n fol._n 108._o the_o founder_n and_o furniture_n of_o our_o church_n fol._n 110._o on_o what_o ground_n separation_n or_o ceremony_n be_v object_v fol._n 112._o estimation_n of_o ceremony_n and_o subjection_n to_o the_o prelate_n fol._n 114._o the_o state_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o our_o church_n in_o resemblance_n fol._n 117._o whether_o minister_n shall_v endure_v themselves_o silence_v fol._n 119._o power_n of_o reform_v abuse_n give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o fol._n 121._o the_o view_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o disorder_n of_o other_o whereupon_o object_v and_o how_o far_o it_o shall_v affect_v us._n fol._n 124._o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o state_n and_o church_n and_o the_o great_a error_n find_v by_o the_o separatist_n in_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a church_n fol._n 127._o conversation_n with_o the_o world_n fol._n 132._o the_o impure_a mixture_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n foe_fw-mi 133._o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o own_o and_o our_o neighbour_n of_o our_o church_n fol._n 137._o the_o issue_n of_o separation_n fol._n 140_o the_o brownist_n scornful_a opinion_n of_o our_o people_n fol._n 143._o the_o conclusion_n from_o the_o fearful_a answer_n of_o separation_n fol._n 144._o errata_fw-la read_v welbeloveds_o for_o welbelove_v epist_n pa._n ult._n conâ—iction_n for_o conjunction_n pag._n 32._o line_n 19_o uncharitableness_n for_o unchariblenesse_n pag._n 47._o line_n 18._o optat._n lib._n 3._o for_o opt._n lib._n 30._o marg_n pag._n 49._o rule_n of_o christ_n for_o rule_n christ._n pag._n 50._o line_n 1._o place_n onward_o for_o place_n onward_o pag._n 66._o line_n 18._o our_o ministry_n for_o your_o ministry_n pag._n 67._o line_n 8._o that_o house_n for_o what_o house_v pag._n 80._o line_n 16._o waryof_n for_o weary_a of_o pag._n 88_o line_n 16._o shrifte_n for_o strife_n pa._n 99_o l._n 12_o envy_n for_o annoy_n pag._n 103._o line_n 13._o ingenuous_o for_o ingenious_o pag._n 104._o line_n 19_o which_o be_v in_o for_o which_o be_v in_o pag._n 107._o line_n 13._o beside_o many_o quotation_n in_o the_o margin_n be_v misplace_v the_o matter_n will_v lead_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o right_a place_n the_o word_n of_o the_o adversary_n be_v only_o those_o which_o have_v this_o note_n of_o sep._n set_v before_o they_o meam_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la patientertuli_fw-la impietatem_fw-la contra_fw-la sponsam_fw-la christi_fw-la far_o non_fw-la potui_fw-la high_a ad_fw-la vigilant_a zach._n 8._o 19_o matth._n 18._o 7._o otho_n frise_v ex_fw-la philon._n vr._n chaldaeorum_n ruffian_n ecclâ—s_n hist._n l._n 2._o c._n 26._o dan._n 3._o vid._n treatis_fw-la of_o certain_a godly_a minist_n ag_n barr._n 1._o retort_v sâ—p_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n even_o for_o sober_a mind_a man_n in_o case_n of_o controversy_n to_o use_v sober_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o time_n upon_o which_o whilst_o man_n be_v mount_v on_o high_a they_o use_v to_o behold_v such_o as_o they_o oppose_v too_o overlie_o and_o not_o without_o contempt_n and_o so_o be_v oft_o time_n embolden_v to_o roll_n upon_o they_o as_o from_o aloft_o very_o weak_a and_o weightless_a discourse_n think_v any_o sleight_n and_o slender_a opposition_n sufficient_a to_o oppress_v those_o underling_n who_o they_o have_v as_o they_o suppose_v at_o so_o great_a a_o advantage_n upon_o this_o very_a presumption_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o this_o author_n undertake_v thus_o solemn_o and_o severe_o to_o censure_v a_o cause_n whereof_o as_o appear_z in_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o discourse_n he_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a which_o have_v he_o be_v but_o half_a so_o careful_a to_o have_v understand_v as_o he_o have_v be_v forward_o to_o censure_n he_o will_v either_o have_v be_v i_o doubt_v not_o more_o equal_a towards_o it_o or_o more_o weighty_a against_o it_o it_o 2._o confute_v confute_v hier._n marco_n presbyt_fw-la de_fw-fr cavernis_fw-la cellularum_fw-la damnamus_fw-la orbem_fw-la in_o sacco_n &_o cinere_fw-la volutati_fw-la de_fw-la episcopis_fw-la sententiam_fw-la ferimus_fw-la quid_fw-la facit_fw-la sub_fw-la tunica_fw-la paenitentis_fw-la regius_fw-la animus_n cypr._n l._n 3._o ep._n 9_o haec_fw-la sunt_fw-la initia_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la placean_n ut_fw-la praepositum_fw-la superbo_fw-la tumore_fw-la contemnant_fw-la harison_n once_o they_o in_o psal._n 122._o of_o brown_n antichristian_a pride_n and_o bitterness_n bredw_n pref_o m_o brinsly_n his_o pref_o to_o the_o 2._o part_n of_o the_o watch._n optat._n mil._n de_fw-fr donat._n collegae_fw-la non_fw-la eritis_fw-la siâ—o_fw-la litis_fw-la fratres_fw-la estis_fw-la etc._n etc._n disclaim_v by_o themselves_o answer_v against_o broughton_n page_n 21._o separate_a schism_n m._n giff._n a_o ignorant_a priest_n barr._n p._n 64._o confer_v of_o d._n and._n &_o m._n huchius_fw-la with_o barrow_n m._n spr._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d siderat_fw-la iren._n l._n 1._o per_fw-la singulos_fw-la dies_fw-la nowm_fw-la aliquod_fw-la adsectant_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n bar._n confer_v with_o hutchins_n foe_fw-mi 1._o brown_a estate_n of_o true_a christian_n defence_n of_o true_a christian_n against_o the_o doct._n of_o oxford_n johnson_n against_o jacob_n passim_fw-la barr._n against_o gyfford_n sepa_n as_o this_o epistle_n be_v come_v to_o my_o hand_n so_o i_o wish_v the_o answer_n of_o it_o may_v come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o occasion_v it_o entreat_v the_o christian_a reader_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n unpartial_o to_o behold_v without_o either_o prejudice_n of_o cause_n or_o respect_n of_o person_n what_o be_v write_v on_o both_o side_n and_o so_o from_o the_o court_n of_o a_o sound_a conscience_n to_o give_v just_a judgement_n to_o m._n smith_n and_o m._n rob._n ringleader_n of_o the_o late_a separation_n at_o amsterd_n charact._n of_o the_o beast_n write_v by_o m._n smith_n pref._n be_v it_o know_v therefore_o to_o all_o the_o separation_n that_o we_o account_v they_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o constitution_n to_o be_v as_o very_o a_o harlot_n as_o either_o her_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o her_o grandmother_n rome_n be_v etc._n etc._n iterato_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la scienter_fw-la it_o erato_fw-mi dominum_fw-la crucifigit_fw-la de_fw-fr consecr_n do_v 4._o qui_fw-fr vis_fw-fr &c._n &c._n &c._n the_o crime_n of_o separation_n how_o great_a sep._n the_o crime_n here_o object_v be_v separation_n a_o thing_n very_o odious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o they_o from_o who_o it_o be_v make_v as_o evermore_o cast_v upon_o they_o the_o imputation_n of_o evil_a whereof_o all_o man_n be_v impatient_a and_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o passâ—_n that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n can_v better_o brook_v the_o vile_a person_n continue_v communion_n with_o it_o than_o any_o whosoever_o separate_v from_o it_o though_o upon_o never_o so_o just_a and_o well_o ground_v reason_n vid._n johnson_n preface_n to_o his_o inquirie_n isaiah_n 5._o 20._o m._n penry_n in_o his_o disc._n of_o this_o subject_n num._n 16_o 31._o exod_n 32._o 30._o prou._n 21._o 2._o sepa_n and_o yet_o separation_n from_o the_o world_n and_o so_o from_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o from_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n that_o reign_v in_o they_o and_o so_o from_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n be_v the_o first_o step_n to_o our_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o angel_n and_o good_a man_n as_o the_o first_o step_n to_o a_o ladder_n be_v to_o leave_v the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 18._o 14_o num._n 16._o 9_o deut._n 10._o 1._o exod._n 13._o 12._o levit._n 15._o 21._o deut._n
and_o lively_a stone_n 1._o kin._n 5._o 17._o 18_o &_o 6._o 7._o 1._o pet_n 2._o 5._o and_o of_o the_o cedar_n fir_n and_o thy_o tree_n of_o lebanon_n 2._o chr._n 2._o 8._o frame_v and_o set_v together_o in_o that_o comely_a order_n which_o a_o great_a than_o solomon_n have_v prescribe_v unto_o which_o god_n have_v promise_v his_o presence_n but_o whilst_o we_o take_v it_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o confuse_a heap_n of_o dead_a and_o defile_v and_o pollute_a stone_n and_o of_o all_o rubbish_n of_o brier_n and_o bramble_n of_o the_o wilderness_n for_o the_o most_o part_n fit_a for_o burn_v then_o building_n we_o take_v ourselves_o rather_o bind_v to_o show_v our_o obedience_n in_o depart_v from_o it_o than_o our_o valour_n in_o purge_v it_o and_o to_o follow_v the_o prophet_n council_n in_o fly_v out_o of_o babylon_n as_o the_o he_o goat_n before_o the_o flock_n jeâ—_n 50._o 8_o sep._n and_o what_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v the_o valour_n which_o the_o best_a heart_a and_o most_o zealous_a reformer_n among_o you_o have_v manifest_v in_o drive_v out_o the_o money-changer_n do_v it_o not_o appear_v in_o this_o that_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v drive_v out_o with_o the_o two_o string_a whip_n of_o ceremony_n and_o subscription_n by_o the_o money-changer_n the_o chanceller_n and_o official_o which_o sell._n sin_n like_o dove_n and_o by_o the_o chief_a priest_n the_o bishop_n which_o set_v they_o on_o work_n so_o far_o be_v the_o most_o zealous_a among_o you_o from_o drive_v out_o the_o money-changer_n as_o they_o themselves_o be_v drive_v out_o by_o they_o because_o they_o will_v not_o change_v with_o they_o to_o the_o utmost_a farthing_n bar._n refor_o without_o tar._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o charge_v he_o not_o to_o serve_v any_o more_o so_o can._n 15._o can._n 25._o cum_fw-la compertum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la deponatur_fw-la can._n 10._o de_fw-fr clericatus_fw-la honore_fw-la periclitabitur_fw-la can._n 2._o e_o clero_fw-la deponatur_fw-la &_o sit_fw-la alienus_fw-la a_o canone_o can._n 17._o et_fw-la can._n 18._o a_o ministerio_fw-la cessare_fw-la debuerit_fw-la council_n sardic_n c._n 4._o council_n carth._n 4._o c._n 48._o &_o 56._o 57_o leo._n ep._n 1._o sect._n 5._o cypr._n l._n 3._o ep._n 9_o sâ—cr_n l._n 2._o c._n 21._o bar_n ag_n gyff_fw-mi p._n 27._o &_o 88_o sep._n for_o the_o wafer_n in_o geneva_n and_o disorder_n in_o corinth_n they_o be_v corruption_n which_o may_v and_o do_v or_o the_o like_a unto_o they_o creep_v into_o the_o pure_a church_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o reformation_n whereof_o christ_n have_v give_v his_o power_n unto_o his_o church_n that_o such_o evil_n as_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o humane_a frailty_n may_v by_o divine_a authority_n be_v purge_v out_o this_o power_n and_o presence_n of_o christ_n you_o want_v hold_v all_o by_o homage_n or_o rather_o by_o vilenage_n under_o the_o prelate_n unto_o who_o sinful_a yoke_n you_o stoup_n in_o more_o than_o babylonish_n bondage_n bear_v and_o approve_v by_o personal_a communion_n infinite_a abomination_n troubl_n &_o excom_n at_o amsterd_n an_fw-mi tu_fw-la solus_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la es_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la te_fw-la offenderit_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la excluditur_fw-la hieron_n eriphan_n cypr._n solus_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la ascend_v pupianus_n et_fw-la ad_fw-la acesium_fw-la novatianum_fw-la constant._n erigito_fw-la tibi_fw-la scalam_fw-la acesi_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la caelum_fw-la solus_fw-la ascendito_fw-la socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o bar._n gyff_fw-mi ref_o so_o some_o of_o their_o own_o have_v term_v their_o excommunication_n confess_v by_o m._n johns_n inqu_n p._n 65_o col._n 1._o 18._o sep._n and_o in_o these_o two_o last_o respect_n principal_o your_o babylonish_n confusion_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n in_o the_o body_n of_o your_o church_n without_o separation_n and_o your_o babylonish_n bondage_n under_o your_o spiritual_a lord_n the_o prelate_n we_o account_v you_o babylon_n and_o fly_v from_o you_o amari_n parens_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la timeri_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la theophilum_fw-la sep._n m._n h_n have_v former_o expostulate_v with_o we_o our_o suppose_a impiety_n in_o forsake_v a_o ceremonious_a babylon_n in_o england_n proceed_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o lay_v down_o our_o madness_n in_o choose_v a_o substantial_a babylon_n in_o amsterdam_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o find_v by_o due_a trial_n as_o he_o suggest_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v whether_o our_o impiety_n or_o madness_n be_v the_o great_a sep._n belike_o m._n h._n think_v we_o gather_v church_n here_o by_o towne-rowe_n as_o they_o do_v in_o england_n and_o that_o all_o within_o the_o parish_n procession_n be_v of_o the_o same_o church_n wherefore_o else_o tell_v he_o we_o of_o jew_n arrian_n and_o anabaptist_n with_o who_o we_o have_v nothing_o common_a but_o the_o street_n and_o marketplace_n it_o iâ—_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n to_o live_v in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o have_v civil_a 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4._o 41._o rom._n 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o thess._n ult._n ad_fw-la fin_n jere._n 15._o 19_o vide_fw-la tremel_n &_o jun._n num._n 16._o mat._n 15._o ad_fw-la fin_n 2._o chro._n 19_o 2._o 1._o cor._n 6._o ad_fw-la fin_n nulla_fw-la cum_fw-la malis_fw-la conuivia_fw-la vel_fw-la colloquia_fw-la misceantur_fw-la simusque_fw-la ab_fw-la ijs_fw-la tam_fw-la separati_fw-la quam_fw-la sunt_fw-la illi_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la profugi_fw-la cypr._n l._n 1._o epist._n ad_fw-la cornel._n 2._o char_n act_n of_o beast_n praef_n johns_n inquir_n joh._n 6._o 68_o h._n cl._n epistle_n before_o treatis_fw-la of_o sin_n ag_n holy_a gh._n neque_fw-la propter_fw-la paleam_fw-la relinquim_fw-la be_v be_o domini_fw-la neque_fw-la propter_fw-la pisces_fw-la malos_fw-la rumpimus_fw-la retia_fw-la domini_fw-la august_n ep._n 48._o answ._n counterpoison_v p._n 2._o counter_a p._n p._n 7_o &_o 8._o &c_n &c_n sep._n the_o separation_n we_o have_v make_v in_o respect_n of_o 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2_o joh_n 17_o 14_o 16_o act._n 2_o 40_o &_o 19_o 9_o 1_o cor_fw-la 6_o 17_o iren._n de_fw-fr valentin_n l._n 1._o janumerabilâ—_n multitudinâ—m_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la quas_fw-la ipsi_fw-la sinâ—erunt_fw-la afferunt_fw-la ad_fw-la stuporem_fw-la insensatorum_fw-la vid._n preface_n to_o master_n jacob_n and_o johnsons_n confer_v &_o barr._n pass_v descript_n of_o true_a visib_n ch_z nihil_fw-la autem_fw-la â—irum_fw-la fi_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la ipsius_fw-la instrumento_fw-la aâ—tentur_fw-la argumenta_fw-la cum_fw-la oporteat_fw-la haereses_fw-la esse_fw-la quae_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la possent_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la &_o perperam_fw-la scripturae_fw-la intelligi_fw-la possent_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr resur_fw-fr ibid_fw-la so_o barrow_n term_n master_n gyff_fw-mi reâ—ut_fw-la p._n 102._o si_fw-mi christianus_n judaicae_n praevaricanti_fw-la carnaliter_fw-la coniungatur_fw-la a_o commumone_fw-it ecclesiaesegregetur_fw-la dist._n 28._o q._n 1_o cave_n &_o cap._n si_fw-la quis_fw-la judaicae_n etc._n etc._n 1._o pet._n 3._o 19_o 2._o pet._n 2._o 5._o sep._n which_o separation_n the_o church_n of_o england_n neither_o have_v make_v nor_o do_v make_v but_o stand_v actual_o one_o with_o althat_o part_n of_o the_o world_n within_o the_o kingdom_n without_o separation_n for_o which_o cause_n among_o other_o we_o have_v choose_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n rather_o to_o separate_v ourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n from_o it_o then_o with_o it_o from_o he_o in_o the_o visible_a constitution_n of_o it_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n and_o in_o his_o cause_n of_o separ_fw-la defend_v p._n 4_o eiusdem_fw-la p._n 10_o resutat_fw-la of_o m._n gyff_fw-mi p_o 22._o &_o 2._o transgress_v p_o 51_o 52._o &_o 55._o 66_o &_o 70._o 85._o &_o 86._o etc._n etc._n inconstancâ—_n of_o brown_n p._n â—o_o inquiry_n into_o m._n white_n confess_v by_o fr._n johnson_n p._n 63._o passag_n betwixt_o clifton_n and_o smith_n and_o concern_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o constitute_n of_o church_n now_o after_o the_o defection_n of_o antichrist_n may_v more_o proper_o be_v call_v a_o repair_n then_o a_o constitute_v etc._n etc._n p._n 60._o psal_n 106._o matth._n 23._o revel_v 34._o revel_v â—_o 24._o bar._n p._n 22._o &_o 55._o fr._n johns_n ag_n m._n h._n act._n &_o mon._n passim_fw-la troubl_n and_o excom_n pa._n 191_o m._n spr._n p._n 1._o fr._n jun._n lib._n de_fw-fr eccles._n ratihabitio_fw-la retrohaâ—â—_n etc._n etc._n subsequens_fw-la consensus_fw-la jacob_n in_fw-la leam_fw-la fecit_fw-la choose_fw-la coniuges_fw-la d._n 29._o q_o 1._o s._n sed_fw-la obijcitur_fw-la barr._n ag_n gyff_fw-mi h._n answ._n counter_a p._n p._n 17â—_n colos._n 2._o 5._o tertull._n de_fw-fr prescript_n tu_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la extrimsecus_fw-la vitumquemque_fw-la nosti_fw-la putas_fw-la quod_fw-la vides_fw-la vides_fw-la autem_fw-la quonsque_fw-la oculos_fw-la habes_fw-la sed_fw-la oculi_fw-la domini_fw-la sunt_fw-la alti_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o faciem_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o praecordiae_fw-la contemplatur_fw-la principle_n &_o inference_n concern_v the_o visible_a ch._n an._n 1607_o p_o 13_o part_v of_o constitution_n how_o far_o requisite_a and_o whether_o hinder_v by_o constraint_n d._n 〈…〉_z brownist_n browâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o true_a christian_n inquir_n into_o m._n white_n answ._n ibid._n arist._n pol._n 3_o c_o 1._o arist._n pol_n 3_o c._n 1_o edesius_n &_o frumentius_n pveri_fw-la a_o meropio_n tyrio-philosophâ—_a in_o indian_a deportati_fw-la postea_fw-la ibi_fw-la christianam_fw-la religionem_fw-la plantarunt_fw-la ruffin_n l._n 1._o â—_o 9_o faemina_fw-la iâ—ter_fw-la iberos_n 2._o chron._n 33._o 16_o 2._o chr._n 34._o 32._o 33_o 2._o chron._n â—5_n 13_o barr._n ag_n ciff_n brow_n reform_v without_o tarry_v green_a wood_n confer_v with_o cooper_n brow_n refor_o without_o tar_n confer_v with_o d._n and_n m._n hutch_n confer_v with_o d._n an._n refor_n without_o tar_n ber._n fides_n suadenda_fw-la non_fw-la cogenda_fw-la counterpois_n dixit_fw-la paterfamilias_fw-la seruis_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la inveneritis_fw-la cogite_fw-la intrare_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n â—p_n 48._o pless_n de_fw-fr eccles._n c._n 10_o augustin_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la cogiper_n legem_fw-la aliquem_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la bona_fw-la licuisset_fw-la vos_fw-la ipsi_fw-la miseri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la purissimam_fw-la cogi_fw-la debuistis_fw-la sed_fw-la absit_fw-la a_o nostra_fw-la conscientia_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈…〉_z august_n epist._n 48._o 〈◊〉_d 68_o qui_fw-la freneticum_fw-la ligat_fw-la &_o qui_fw-fr 〈…〉_z quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d umus_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la bar._n and_o greenew_v pasâ—im_fw-la h._n answ_o counterp_v act_n &_o monum_fw-la edit_fw-la 5._o p._n 1180._o counterp_v 226._o p._n martyr_n p._n fagius_n bucer_n etc._n etc._n six_o arti._n 1547_o pag._n 1182._o col._n 2._o 60._o act._n &_o monum_fw-la pag._n 999._o &_o 1000_o act_n &_o monum_fw-la edit_fw-la 5._o p._n 1002._o bar._n ag_n gyff_fw-mi conference_n with_o sperin_n &_o m._n egerton_n greenw_n &_o bar._n arg._n to_o m._n car._n twr_n m._n travers_n m._n chark_n browne_n reform_v without_o tarry_v m._n smith_n ag_n r._n clifton_n principl_n &_o infer_v pag._n 11._o separ_fw-la to_o the_o title_n of_o ringleader_n wherewith_o it_o please_v this_o pistler_n to_o style_v i_o i_o answer_v that_o if_o the_o thing_n i_o have_v do_v be_v good_a it_o be_v good_a and_o commendable_a to_o have_v be_v forward_o in_o it_o if_o it_o be_v evil_a let_v it_o be_v reprove_v by_o the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n and_o that_o god_n to_o who_o i_o have_v do_v that_o i_o have_v do_v will_v i_o doubt_v not_o give_v i_o both_o to_o see_v and_o to_o heal_v my_o error_n by_o speedy_a repentance_n if_o i_o have_v flee_v away_o on_o foot_n i_o shall_v return_v on_o horseback_n but_o as_o i_o dare_v never_o sâ—t_v foot_n into_o this_o way_n but_o upon_o a_o most_o sound_a and_o unresi_v able_a conviction_n of_o conscience_n by_o the_o word_n jer._n 23._o 32._o ezech._n 13._o 2._o of_o god_n as_o i_o be_v persuade_v so_o must_v my_o retire_n be_v wrought_v by_o more_o solid_a reason_n from_o the_o same_o word_n than_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o a_o thousand_o such_o pretty_a pamphlet_n and_o formal_a flourish_n as_o this_o be_v pro._n 9_o 21._o separ_fw-la your_o pity_v of_o we_o and_o sorrow_v for_o we_o especial_o for_o the_o wrong_n do_v by_o we_o be_v in_o you_o commendable_a affection_n if_o by_o we_o just_o occasion_v but_o if_o your_o church_n be_v deepelye_o drench_v in_o apostasy_n and_o you_o cry_v peace_n peace_n when_o sudden_a and_o certain_a desolation_n be_v at_o hand_n it_o be_v you_o that_o do_v wrong_n though_o you_o make_v the_o complaint_n and_o so_o be_v cruel_a towards_o yourselves_o &_o your_o own_o who_o you_o flatter_v you_o can_v be_v true_o pitiful_a towards_o other_o who_o you_o bewail_v a_o treatise_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o england_n against_o m._n h_n pag._n 125._o h._n amsworth_n in_o his_o fore-speech_n to_o his_o count_n inqu_n into_o wh_o tertul._n l._n de_fw-la orat_fw-la tert._n l._n the_o prescript_n so_o de_fw-fr virginib_fw-la veland_n that_o no_o continuance_n of_o time_n can_v prejudice_v
truth_n sime_fw-la reprehendas_fw-la errantem_fw-la patere_fw-la i_o quae_fw-la so_o errare_fw-la cum_fw-la talibus_fw-la aug._n hiâ—r_n fr._n johnsonin_n his_o anew_o to_o t._n wh_o p._n 26._o aunsw_n ag_n broughton_n p._n 17_o these_o dutch_a ch._n offend_v not_o only_o in_o practical_a disorder_n but_o in_o their_o constitution_n goverament_fw-mi wâ—â—sh_fw-mi p_o etc._n etc._n troubl_n and_o excom_n at_o amsterd_n p._n 10._o brown_a charge_v with_o it_o by_o barr._n letter_n to_o m._n egert_n â—_o johnson_n ibid._n p._n 194._o fr._n johnson_n inq._n act._n 15._o 38._o depart_v â—_o not_o go_v with_o they_o barr._n pres._n to_o the_o separation_n defend_v in_o his_o observation_n p._n 251._o we_o do_v not_o there_o condemn_v the_o parish_n assembly_n as_o separate_v from_o christ_n but_o trâ—ue_v they_o not_o as_o yet_o gather_v to_o christ._n so_o conser_n â—â—th_v sperin_n p._n 9_o fr._n johnson_n inquir_n pag._n 36._o h._n bar._n obseruat_fw-la 242._o no_o fault_n disannul_v the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n until_o contempt_n of_o god_n word_n be_v add_v thereunto_o after_o due_a conviction_n the_o fault_n &_o error_n of_o a_o church_n may_v be_v severe_o reprove_v and_o convince_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n thereof_o and_o yet_o the_o church_n not_o be_v condemn_v n._n b._n job._n â—4_n 19_o vulg._n edit_n câ—pr_fw-la epi_n ad_fw-la cornel._n non_fw-la est_fw-la maius_fw-la pechcaatum_fw-la quam_fw-la apostate_n be_v a_o deo_fw-la aug._n in_o ps._n 18._o prou._n 6._o 12._o job_n 34._o 18._o ezec_n 2._o 3._o apocal._n 2._o 3_o thou_o have_v labour_v and_o not_o give_v in_o tertâ—l_n de_fw-fr pat_n si_fw-mi hominibus_fw-la plaâ—â—tâ—r_fw-la dominus_fw-la offenditur_fw-la sivero_fw-la illud_fw-la entimur_fw-la &_o laboramus_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dco_o piacere_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d &_o maledicta_fw-la debemus_fw-la humana_fw-la contemnere_fw-la confess_v by_o m._n johâ—s_n loc_n seq_n inq._n of_o th._n white_a p._n 65._o gen_n 49._o 7._o sep._n but_o i_o will_v not_o discourage_v you_o in_o this_o affection_n lest_o we_o find_v few_o in_o the_o same_o fault_n the_o most_o in_o stead_n of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n afford_v we_o nothing_o but_o fury_n and_o indignation_n cypr._n the_o sâ—â—â—plic_a prael_n quid_fw-la facit_fw-la in_o cord_n christiano_n luporum_fw-la seritas_fw-la &_o canum_fw-la rabbis_n august_n confess_v l._n 9_o c._n 9_o qualâ—a_n solet_fw-la eructare_fw-la turgens_fw-la indigesta_fw-la discordia_fw-la seâ—_n the_o first_o action_n lay_v against_o we_o be_v of_o unnaturalnes_n and_o ingratitude_n towards_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o our_o causeless_a separation_n from_o she_o to_o which_o unjust_a accusation_n and_o trivial_a querimony_n our_o most_o just_a defence_n have_v be_v and_o be_v that_o to_o our_o knowledge_n we_o have_v do_v she_o no_o wrong_n we_o do_v free_o and_o with_o all_o thankfulness_n acknowledge_v every_o good_a thing_n she_o have_v and_o which_o ourselves_o have_v there_o receive_v h._n barr._n praef._n to_o the_o separ_fw-la defend_v cause_n of_o separ_fw-la def_n p._n 12._o confer_v with_o d._n andr._n praef._n to_o separ_fw-la def_n gyff_fw-mi refute_v touch_v donat._n obseruat_fw-la of_o m._n h._n bar._n p._n 239._o fr._n johns_n reas._n 9_o ag_n m._n jac._n p._n 74._o johns_n ag_n m._n jac._n except_o 3._o nota_fw-la bene._n ibid._n counterpoys_n pag._n 127._o &_o 131._o barr._n confer_v with_o m._n sperm_n as_o bar_n him_n have_v write_v it_o pag._n 9_o fr._n job._n 7._o reas._n aga_fw-la jac_fw-la p._n 64._o g._n johns_n praef._n to_o the_o pastor_n russin_n l._n 2._o eccl._n hist._n c_o 3._o aug._n epist._n &_o possid_n in_o vita_fw-la aug._n euseb_n hist._n eccl_n damnis_fw-la gravissimis_fw-la &_o caedibus_fw-la afficiebant_fw-la armati_fw-la diversis_fw-la telis_fw-la socrates_n l._n 2._o c._n 22._o &_o 30._o cypr._n l._n 2._o ep._n 8._o novati_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o vico_fw-la fame_n mortun_n nec_fw-la postea_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la sepultus_fw-la sic_fw-la optat._n l._n 1._o purpurus_fw-la donatista_n occidit_fw-la sororis_fw-la filios_fw-la etc._n etc._n g._n johns_n discourse_v of_o trouble_n and_o excommunication_n at_o amsterdam_n print_v 1603_o ibid._n p._n 5._o discovery_n of_o brownisme_n vid._n g._n johns_n book_n inq._n into_o th._n wh_o discou_n same_n epist._n p._n 15_o they_o say_v fiâ—â—a_fw-la â—ponsae_fw-la mihi_fw-la accusatio_fw-la etiam_fw-la vera_fw-la contra_fw-la fratrem_fw-la displâ—cet_fw-la hieron_n adversus_fw-la ruffin_n bar._n exam_n before_o the_o archb._n and_o l._n anderson_n browne_n state_n of_o christian_n d._n 39_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la det_fw-la quomodo_fw-la det_fw-la vox_fw-la donat._n opta_fw-la l._n 1_o barrow_n supra_fw-la fr._n â—â—hns_n ag_n m._n iâ—cob_n p._n 41._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o sep._n the_o superabundant_a grace_n of_o god_n cover_v and_o pass_v by_o the_o manifold_a enormity_n in_o that_o church_n wherewith_o these_o good_a thing_n be_v inseparable_o commingle_v and_o wherein_o we_o also_o through_o ignorance_n and_o infirmity_n be_v inwrapp_v ed._n sep._n but_o what_o they_o shall_v we_o still_o have_v continue_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v have_v abound_v if_o god_n have_v cause_v a_o further_a truth_n like_o a_o light_n in_o a_o dark_a place_n to_o shine_v in_o our_o heart_n shall_v we_o still_o have_v mingle_v that_o light_n with_o darkness_n contrary_a to_o the_o lord_n own_o practice_n ge._n 1._o 4._o and_o express_a precept_n 2._o cor._n 6._o 14._o gen._n 1._o 2._o es._n 5._o 20._o woe_n to_o they_o that_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n es._n 59_o 9_o deu._n 21._o 22_o 23._o sep._n but_o the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v you_o be_v our_o mother_n and_o so_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v avoid_v but_o say_v i_o we_o must_v not_o so_o cleave_v to_o holy_a mother_n church_n as_o we_o neglect_v our_o heavenly_a father_n and_o his_o commandment_n which_o we_o know_v in_o that_o estate_n we_o can_v not_o but_o transgress_v and_o that_o heynous_o and_o against_o our_o conscience_n not_o only_o in_o the_o want_n of_o many_o christian_a ordinance_n to_o which_o we_o be_v most_o straight_o bind_v both_o by_o god_n word_n and_o our_o own_o necessity_n mater_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la mater_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la matris_fw-la nostrae_fw-la aug._n ep._n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nemo_fw-la per_fw-la exteriorem_fw-la violentiam_fw-la corrumpitur_fw-la si_fw-la interior_a innocentia_fw-la custodiatur_fw-la c._n â—_o q._n 3._o custodi_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la docendum_fw-la populum_fw-la israeliticum_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la deus_fw-la prophetis_fw-la praeconium_fw-la dedi_fw-la non_fw-la regibus_fw-la imperavit_fw-la aug._n l._n 2._o contr_n gau._n c._n 11._o barr._n cause_n of_o scpera_fw-la def_n p._n 6._o brow_n reform_v without_o tarry_v aug._n contr_n petilia_n n._n l._n 2._o optatus_n milevit_fw-la lib._n 3â—_n barr._n 2._o exaâ—â—iâ—_n nation_n before_o the_o l._n archb._n and_o l._n chiefe-iustice_n compar_fw-la with_o his_o reply_n to_o m._n gyff_fw-mi art_n 5._o â—_o sam._n 24._o 6._o num._n 16._o 3._o counter_a boy_n p._n 230._o 2._o chr._n 13._o 2._o chr._n 14._o &_o 15_o 2._o chr._n 29._o 2._o chr._n 30._o 2._o chr._n 34._o ezr._n 2._o &_o 3._o 2._o ezr._n 4._o 23._o 24_o 24_o august_n ep._n 58_o pastor_n autem_fw-la &_o doctores_fw-la quâ—s_fw-la maxim_n ut_fw-la discernerem_fw-la voluisti_fw-la eosdem_fw-la puto_fw-la esse_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o tibi_fw-la visum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la alios_fw-la pastor_n alios_fw-la doctores_fw-la intelligeremus_fw-la sed_fw-la ideo_fw-la cum_fw-la praedixisset_fw-la pastor_n subiunxisse_fw-la doctores_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la pastor_n ad_fw-la officium_fw-la suum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la barr._n ag_n gyff_fw-mi inveigh_v for_o this_o cause_n against_o the_o consistory_n of_o geneâ—a_n fr_n john_n complaint_n of_o the_o dutch_a and_o fr._n churches_n description_n of_o a_o visible_a church_n can_v make_v a_o distinct._n in_o the_o definition_n of_o their_o office_n state_n of_o christian_n 119._o descript._n of_o vis_fw-la ch._n h._n clap._n epist_n before_o his_o treatise_n of_o sin_n ag_n the_o holy_a ghost_n brownist_n four_o position_n trouble_v and_o â—xcom_n at_o amsterdam_n fr._n johns_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o m._n smith_n nulla_fw-la necessitas_fw-la maior_fw-la est_fw-la charitate_fw-la hâ—eron_n apol._n ad_fw-la ruff._n fr._n jun._n de_fw-fr eccl._n sed_fw-la accidunt_fw-la persaepe_fw-la tempora_fw-la quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la nova_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la generatur_fw-la aut_fw-la altera_fw-la pars_fw-la interumpitur_fw-la scilicet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la tamen_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la dâ—sinit_fw-la formà _fw-la nimirum_fw-la essentiali_fw-la adhuc_fw-la permanente_fw-la act_n 7._o beg_v cypr._n l._n 3._o ep._n 9_o meminisse_fw-la diaconi_fw-la debent_fw-la quoniam_fw-la apostolos_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o praepositos_fw-la dominus_fw-la elegit_fw-la diaconos_fw-la autem_fw-la post_fw-la ascensum_fw-la domini_fw-la in_o caelos_fw-la apostoli_fw-la sibi_fw-la constituerunt_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la su_fw-es &_o ecclesiae_fw-la ministros_fw-la rom._n 1._o 8._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 5._o 1._o thess._n 1._o 7._o gal_n 4._o 15._o phil._n 1._o 2._o sep._n but_o also_o in_o our_o most_o sinful_a subjection_n to_o many_o antichristian_a
enormity_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o eschew_v as_o hell_n fr._n johns_n ag_n m._n jacob_n bar._n gyff_fw-mi refute_v i._o transgress_v p._n 28._o sep._n she_o be_v our_o mother_n o_o may_v she_o be_v and_o yet_o not_o the_o lord_n wife_n every_o mother_n of_o child_n be_v not_o a_o wife_n ammi_n and_o ruhaeâ—ah_n be_v bid_v to_o plead_v with_o their_o mother_n apostate_n israel_n &_o plead_v that_o she_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n wife_n nor_o he_o her_o husband_n ho._n 2._o 1._o 2._o cypr._n the_o simp_o praelator_n adulterari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sponsa_fw-la christi_fw-la incorrupta_fw-la est_fw-la &_o pudica_fw-la 1._o kin._n 12._o 29._o hos._n 2._o 16._o 2._o 13._o sep._n and_o though_o you_o forbid_v we_o a_o thousand_o time_n yet_o must_v we_o plead_v not_o to_o exccuse_v our_o fault_n but_o to_o justify_v our_o innocency_n and_o that_o not_o only_a nor_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o as_o of_o the_o truth_n which_o without_o sacrilege_n we_o maynot_v suffer_v to_o be_v conden_v unheard_a and_o if_o you_o yet_o hear_v she_o not_o rather_o blame_v yourselves_o as_o deaf_a then_o we_o as_o dumb_a hierom._n ad_fw-la eustoch_n epitaph_n paulae_fw-la ex_fw-la psal_n 67._o august_n contr_n epist._n parmen_fw-la li._n 1._o epistol_n juni._n ad_fw-la separ_fw-la giff._n refut_n 2._o transg_n sep._n be_v not_o babylon_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n people_n who_o he_o therefore_o command_v to_o depart_v out_o of_o she_o lest_o be_v partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n they_o also_o partake_v of_o her_o plague_n revel_v 18._o 2._o answ._n forâ—_n speech_n to_o counter_a boy_n sep._n and_o to_o conclude_v what_o say_v you_o more_o against_o we_o for_o your_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n than_o the_o papist_n do_v for_o their_o mother_n and_o your_o mother_n mother_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n against_o you_o who_o they_o condemn_v as_o unnatural_a bastard_n and_o impious_a patricide_n in_o your_o separation_n from_o she_o a_o simone_n zelota_n niceph._n alij_fw-la a_o jos._n arimath_n cvius_fw-la hic_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la cernitur_fw-la angli_fw-la pascha_fw-la graeco_fw-la more_fw-it celebrarunt_fw-la jacob_n armin._n disp_n cant._n 8._o 8._o fr._n jun._n lib_n sing_v de_fw-fr eccle._n phil._n morn_n du_fw-fr plesses_n lib._n de_fw-fr eccles._n cap._n 10._o counterp_v p._n 171._o 1._o pâ—nry_n exam._n before_o m._n fanshaw_n &_o iust._n yong._n fr._n jun._n l._n de_fw-fr eccles_n m._n hooker_n eccles._n pol._n du_n plesses_n l._n de_fw-fr eccl_n jacob_n armin._n disput_n d._n reynolds_n thes._n d._n field_n of_o the_o ch._n revel_v 3._o &_o 2._o sep._n and_o be_v not_o luther_n zuingliâ—_n cranmer_n latimer_n and_o the_o rest_n beget_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v they_o not_o receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n when_o they_o stand_v actual_a member_n of_o it_o who_o notwithstanding_o afterward_o they_o forsake_v and_o that_o just_o for_o her_o fornication_n sep._n but_o here_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n you_o wash_v your_o hand_n of_o all_o babylonish_n abomination_n which_o you_o pretend_v you_o have_v forsake_v and_o she_o for_o and_o with_o they_o and_o in_o this_o regard_n you_o speak_v thus_o the_o reformation_n you_o have_v make_v of_o the_o many_o and_o main_a corruption_n of_o the_o romish_a ch._n we_o do_v ingenuous_o acknowledge_v and_o deâ—_n withal_o embrace_v with_o you_o all_o the_o truth_n which_o to_o our_o knowledge_n you_o have_v receive_v in_o stead_n of_o they_o but_o rome_n be_v not_o build_v all_o in_o a_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierom._n apol._n advers._n ruffi_n 1._o l._n 1._o â—tissa_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la â—audatio_fw-la tua_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la accusatio_fw-la mea_fw-la bonum_fw-la ex_fw-la integra_fw-la natura_fw-la malum_fw-la ex_fw-la singulari_fw-la defectu_fw-la sep._n the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v advance_v itself_o by_o degree_n and_o as_o the_o rise_n be_v so_o must_v the_o fall_v be_v that_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o lawless_a man_n must_v languish_v and_o die_v away_o of_o a_o consumption_n 2._o thes._n 2_o 8._o and_o what_o though_o many_o of_o the_o high_a tower_n of_o babel_n and_o of_o the_o strong_a pillar_n also_o be_v demolish_v &_o pull_v down_o yet_o may_v the_o building_n stand_v still_o though_o totter_v to_o and_o fro_o as_o it_o do_v and_o only_o underprop_a and_o uphold_v with_o the_o shoulder_n and_o arm_n of_o flesh_n without_o which_o in_o a_o very_a moment_n it_o will_v fall_v flat_a upon_o and_o lie_v level_a with_o the_o earth_n bar._n &_o gr._n ag_n giff._n confer_v &_o eam_fw-la passim_fw-la peâ—â—y_n in_o his_o exa_fw-la sep._n you_o have_v renounce_v many_o false_a doctrine_n in_o popery_n and_o in_o their_o place_n embrace_v the_o truth_n exod._n 1._o 2._o 3._o etc._n etc._n jer._n 20._o 1._o jer._n 5._o ult._n but_o what_o if_o this_o truth_n be_v teach_v under_o the_o same_o hateful_a prelacy_n in_o the_o same_o devise_a office_n of_o ministry_n and_o confuse_a communion_n of_o the_o profane_a multitude_n and_o that_o mingle_a with_o many_o grievous_a error_n johns_n pres._n to_o his_o 7._o reas._n johns_n 7._o reas._n p._n 66._o tit._n 3._o 4._o psal._n 69._o 4._o mat_n 28._o 19_o eph._n 4._o 11._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 2._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 1._o act._n 13._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 9_o 1._o tim._n 5._o 22._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d discourse_v of_o the_o trouble_n &_o excem_fw-la at_o amst._n certain_a arg._n ag_v the_o com._n with_o the_o minist_n of_o england_n counterpoys_n vbires_fw-la convenit_fw-la quis_fw-la non_fw-la verba_fw-la contemnat_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr ordin_n 2._o brow_n state_n of_o christian_n perplexae_fw-la sunt_fw-la istae_fw-la dvae_fw-la initate_v in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la invicemque_fw-la permixtae_fw-la donec_fw-la ultimo_fw-la iudicto_fw-la dirimantur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n d._n l._n 1._o 33._o eze._n 18._o 20._o orig._n vnusquisque_fw-la propter_fw-la proprium_fw-la peccatum_fw-la morietur_fw-la in_o proprid_n iusticiâ_fw-la vivet_fw-la etc._n etc._n fr._n johns_n artic._n ag_n the_o dutch_a &_o fr._n answ._n ag_n brough_n ton_fw-fr discover_v of_o brown_n trouble_n and_o excom_n at_o amst._n charact._n pres_fw-fr cypr._n ep._n 2._o jidem_fw-la in_o publico_fw-la accusatores_fw-la in_o occulto_fw-la rei_fw-la in_fw-la semetipsos_fw-la censores_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o nocentes_fw-la damnant_fw-la foris_fw-la quod_fw-la intus_fw-la operantur_fw-la â—arr_n conser_n with_o m._n hutchins_n etc._n etc._n &_o d._n â—ndr_n sep._n shall_v some_o general_a truth_n yea_o though_o few_o of_o they_o in_o the_o particular_n may_v be_v fond_o practise_v sweeten_v and_o sanctify_v the_o other_o error_n do_v not_o one_o heresy_n make_v a_o heretic_n and_o do_v not_o a_o little_a leaven_n whether_o in_o doctrine_n or_o manner_n leaven_n the_o whole_a lump_n 1._o cor._n 5._o 6._o gal._n 5_o 9_o hag._n 2_o 13._o if_o antichrist_n hold_v not_o many_o truth_n wherewith_o shall_v he_o countenance_v so_o many_o forgery_n or_o how_o can_v his_o work_n be_v a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n which_o in_o rome_n be_v more_o gross_a and_o palpable_a but_o in_o england_n spin_v with_o a_o fine_a thread_n and_o so_o more_o hardly_o discover_v but_o to_o wade_v no_o further_o in_o universality_n we_o will_v take_v a_o little_a time_n to_o examine_v such_o particular_n as_o you_o yourself_o have_v pick_v out_o for_o your_o most_o advantage_n to_o see_v whether_o you_o be_v so_o clear_a of_o babel_n tower_n in_o your_o own_o evidence_n as_o you_o bear_v the_o world_n in_o hand_n inquir_n into_o m._n white_a p._n 35._o mat._n 13._o 33._o m._n bredwell_n hierom._n in_o hoc_fw-la ignoratis_fw-la quia_fw-la malo_fw-la exemplo_fw-la possunt_fw-la plurimi_fw-la interire_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o per_fw-la unius_fw-la delictum_fw-la in_o omne_fw-la populum_fw-la indaeorum_n iram_fw-la dei_fw-la legimus_fw-la adieu_o nisse_fw-la 1._o tim._n 3._o 16._o sep._n where_o say_v you_o be_v those_o proud_a tower_n of_o their_o universal_a hierarchy_n one_o in_o lambeth_n another_o in_o fulham_n and_o wheresoever_o a_o pontifical_a prelate_n be_v or_o his_o chancellor_n commissary_n or_o other_o subordinate_a there_o be_v a_o tower_n of_o babel_n unruinate_v to_o this_o end_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o you_o whether_o the_o office_n of_o archishops_a bishop_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o rank_n be_v not_o part_n of_o that_o accurse_a hierarchy_n in_o queen_n mary_n day_n and_o member_n of_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n if_o they_o be_v then_o as_o shoulder_n and_o arm_n under_o that_o head_n the_o pope_n and_o over_o the_o inferior_a member_n and_o have_v now_o the_o same_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n derive_v and_o continue_v upon_o they_o whereof_o they_o be_v possess_v in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n as_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o have_v by_o the_o first_o parliament_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n why_o be_v they_o not_o still_a member_n of_o that_o body_n though_o the_o head_n the_o pope_n be_v cut_v off_o
7._o arg._n 1._o answ._n counterpoys_n character_n of_o the_o beast_n ag_fw-mi r._n clifton_n archdeacon_n beatissimus_fw-la papa_n passion_n in_o epist_n ignat._n ad_fw-la trallian_n euseb._n l._n 3._o exit_fw-la euseb._n hier._n catalogue_n script_n epiph._n â—nio_fw-la etc._n etc._n cal._n instit_n l._n 4._o hieron_n euagrio_n heming_n potest_fw-la eccles._n clas_o 3._o c._n 10._o hinc_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la purior_fw-la secuta_fw-la tempora_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la fecit_fw-la alios_fw-la patriarchas_fw-la quorum_fw-la erat_fw-la curare_fw-la ut_fw-la episcupi_n cuiusque_fw-la dâ—ocescos_fw-la rite_n eligerentur_fw-la ut_fw-la suum_fw-la munus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la singuli_fw-la probe_n administrarent_fw-la etc._n etc._n arist._n pol._n 7._o potentia_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la &_o pauper_fw-la tatis_fw-la humilitas_fw-la vel_fw-la humiliorem_fw-la vel_fw-la inferiorem_fw-la episcopum_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la hieron_n euagr._fw-la sep._n and_o so_o do_v all_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o the_o world_n of_o who_o testimony_n you_o boast_v so_o loud_o renounce_v the_o prelacy_n of_o england_n as_o part_v of_o that_o pseudo-clergie_n and_o antichristian_a hierarchy_n derive_v from_o rome_n answ._n counterpoys_n 3_o consid._n ps._n 10._o 7._o bez._n de_fw-fr ministr_n euang._n c._n 18._o cite_v also_o by_o d._n down_o p._n 29._o heming_n judicat_fw-la caeteros_fw-la ministros_fw-la suis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la obtem_fw-la perare_fw-la debere_fw-la potest_fw-la eccles._n c._n 10._o article_n 21_o sep._n infallibility_n of_o judgement_n it_o seem_v the_o sacred_a so_o call_v synod_n assume_v little_o less_o unto_o herself_o in_o her_o determination_n otherwise_o how_o dare_v she_o decree_v so_o absolute_o as_o she_o do_v touch_v thing_n repute_v indifferent_a viz._n that_o all_o man_n in_o all_o place_n must_v submit_v unto_o they_o without_o exception_n or_o limitation_n except_o she_o can_v infallible_o determine_v that_o these_o her_o ceremony_n thus_o absolute_o impose_v shall_v edify_v all_o man_n at_o all_o time_n how_o dare_v she_o thus_o impose_v they_o to_o exact_v obedience_n in_o and_o unto_o they_o whether_o they_o offend_v or_o offend_v not_o whether_o they_o edify_v or_o destroy_v be_v intolerable_a presumption_n obligatio_fw-la fine_fw-la coercione_fw-la nalla_fw-la reg._n jur._n non_fw-la iura_fw-la dicenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr civitat_fw-la l._n 19_o answ._n to_o the_o admon_n p._n 279._o cite_v also_o by_o d._n sparkes_n p._n 14._o aug._n ep._n 86._o in_o his_o enim_fw-la rebus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihâ—â—_n certi_fw-la statuit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la divina_fw-la mos_fw-la populi_fw-la dei_fw-la vel_fw-la instituta_fw-la maiorum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la tenenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la liâ—ius_fw-la decad._n 4._o l._n 4._o nulla_fw-la lex_fw-la satis_fw-la commoda_fw-la omnibus_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la modo_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la si_fw-la maiori_fw-la parti_fw-la &_o in_fw-la summa_fw-la prodest_fw-la cum_fw-la consedissent_fw-la sancti_fw-la &_o religiosi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la bin._n tom._n 1._o p._n 239._o sancta_fw-la synod_n carthagi_n 4._o sub_fw-la anastasio_n 553._o sancta_fw-la &_o pacifica_fw-la synod_n antiocben_n 1._o p._n 420._o sancta_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la synodus_fw-la 413._o peruenit_fw-la ad_fw-la sanctam_fw-la synodum_fw-la can_n nic._n 18._o 309._o sancta_fw-la synod_n laâ—dicena_n 288._o sep._n dispensation_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o sin_n of_o man_n to_o let_v pass_v your_o ecclesiastical_a consistory_n wherein_o sin_n and_o absolution_n from_o they_o be_v as_o venal_a and_o saleable_a as_o at_o rome_n be_v it_o not_o a_o law_n of_o the_o eternal_a god_n that_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o bishop_n or_o elder_n shall_v be_v apt_a and_o able_a to_o teach_v 1._o tim_n 3_o 2._o tit._n 1._o 9_o and_o be_v it_o not_o their_o grievous_a sin_n to_o be_v unapt_a hereunto_o esa_fw-la 56._o 10_o 11._o and._n yet_o who_o knownot_a that_o the_o 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for_o two_o three_o or_o more_o yea_o tot_fw-la quot_fw-la as_o many_o as_o a_o man_n will_v hauâ—e_v or_o can_v get_v be_v so_o many_o dispensation_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o sin_n of_o man_n these_o thing_n be_v too_o impious_a to_o be_v defend_v and_o too_o manifest_a to_o be_v deny_v counterpoys_n p._n 179._o dist._n 34._o can._n lector_n papa_n potest_fw-la contra_fw-la apostolum_n dispensare_fw-la &_o caus._n 25._o q._n 1._o can._n sunt_fw-la quidam_fw-la dispensatin_a euangelio_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr concess_n praebend_n tit._n 8._o can._n proposuit_fw-la secundum_fw-la plenituâ—_n inem_fw-la potestatis_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la possumus_fw-la supra_fw-la ius_fw-la dispensare_fw-la &_o glossa_fw-la paulo_fw-la insr._fw-la papa_n contra_fw-la apostolum_n dispensat_fw-la etc._n etc._n sum._n confer_v p._n 52._o m._n whites_n discou_n bar._n ag_n gyff_fw-mi inconst._n of_o brow_n p._n 113_o ibid._n inquir_n into_o th._n white_a sep._n disposition_n of_o kingdom_n 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